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[Characterization of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 isolates associated with diarrhea].
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
González Fraga S, Villagra de Trejo A, Pichel M, Figueroa S, Merletti G, Caffer M I, de Castillo M Cecilia, Binsztein N
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae, etiologic agent of cholera, is transmitted to humans by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Even though serogroups O1 and O139 are the ones usually associated to epidemic cholera, isolates from other serogroups also cause gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections. During the period 2003-2005, presence of V. cholerae in stools was investigated in children with diarrhea that seaked...
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